9 active UK companies are classified under processing of nuclear fuel (SIC code 24460), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 6.7% dissolution rate — 9 of 14 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 116.7% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 144% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 5.7 years.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, August 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 116.7% of active companies formed since 2020.
The processing of nuclear fuel sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">6.7% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 5.7 years old.
There are 9 active companies classified under SIC code 24460 (Processing of nuclear fuel) in the UK, out of 14 total registered.
SIC code 24460 stands for "Processing of nuclear fuel". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
Company locations vary across the UK.
The average active processing of nuclear fuel company in the UK is 5.7 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1999.
Our database contains 136 data signals across 8 categories for active processing of nuclear fuel companies. The largest category is Financial with 61 signals from 4 government sources.
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